Lisnagarvey

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Lisnagarvey
TOWNLAND
County Antrim

The Linen Centre / Market House, Lisburn
Location
Location: 54°30’41"N, 6°2’33"W
Grid reference: J268643
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Lisnagarvey or Lisnagarvy is a townland in County Antrim, in the very south of the county, within the City of Lisburn. It gives a name to the Lisburn, which itself was originally known as 'Lisnagarvey'.[1]

Today, most of the north-eastern part of Lisburn is within Lisnagarvey townland. The townland's eastern boundary is the River Lagan, its southern boundary is Governor's Road and its western boundary is Antrim Street/Antrim Road. It includes Wallace Park, Christ Church Cathedral and Thompson House Hospital.

Name

The townland's name is derived from the Irish Lios na gCearrbhach, meaning "Fort of the gamester".[2] It appears to be named for an earthen ringfort (lios), which was in the area of present-day "Fort Hill" in Lisburn.


The name has been used for a number of institutions in Lisburn, including a school, a hockey club and a transmitter although none of these is within the townland itself. When David Trimble, the former First Minister of Northern Ireland, was created a peer, he took the title Baron Trimble, of Lisnagarvey in the County of Antrim.

History

Lisnagarvey was the site of the Battle of Lisnagarvey in 1649, during the Cromwellian campaign in Ireland: here Cromwell's men defeated a Royalist army comprised mainly of Scottish covenanters.

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